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New Jersey One Bite at the Paternity Test Apple
The first paternity test demonstrated defendant is not the child’s biological father. The mother sought a second test under the statute, N.J.S.A. 9:17-41(h) that provides for additional testing if the initial test results are contested. In this instance the trial court denied the mother’s request and affirmed by the Appellate Division. R.S. v. P.H., New Jersey App. Div., February 13, 2013
New Jersey Supreme Court Outlines Factors for Paternity Proceedings
The New Jersey Supreme Court has established 11 factors when granting or denying genetic testing in contested paternity proceedings pursuant to N.J.S.A. 9:17-48(d). The weight given any individual factor and its interplay with other factors depends on the facts in each case. D.W. v. R.W., N.J. (2012); October 10, 2012
New Jersey Parentage Act
The New Jersey Parentage Act’s disparate treatment of a husband and an infertile wife when the husband has a child by in vitro fertilization of a gestational carrier does not violate equal protection. In the Matter of the Parentage of a Child by T.J.S., N.J. (App. Div. 2011); New Jersey App. Div. February 23, 2011
